Canada at a Glance 2016
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Table 30
Farms, by farm type
Table summary
This table displays the results of Farms 2006, 2011 and 2006 to 2011, calculated using number and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2006 2011 2006 to 2011
number % change
All farms 229,373 205,730 -10.3
Cattle ranching and farming 75,598 49,613 -34.4
Hog and pig farming 6,040 3,470 -42.5
Poultry and egg production 4,578 4,484 -2.1
Sheep and goat farming 3,815 3,924 2.9
Other animal production 26,779 24,124 -9.9
Oilseed and grain farming 61,667 61,692 0.0
Vegetable and melon farming 5,239 4,822 -8.0
Fruit and tree nut farming 8,329 8,253 -0.9
Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production 8,754 7,946 -9.2
Other crop farming 28,574 37,402 30.9
Source: Statistics Canada, censuses of agriculture.
Table 31
Farm financial statistics, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Farm financial statistics Operating revenue, Operating expenses and Operating margin, calculated using average ($) and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Operating revenueNote p: preliminary Operating expensesNote p: preliminary Operating marginNote p: preliminary
average ($) %
All farms 415,380 343,870 17.2
Grain and oilseed 358,006 272,416 23.9
Potato 1,405,421 1,161,468 17.4
Other vegetable and melon 500,340 420,438 16.0
Fruit and tree nut 251,399 219,421 12.7
Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture 1,399,163 1,228,730 12.2
Other crop 124,836 94,323 24.4
Beef cattle and feedlots 334,943 310,432 7.3
Dairy cattle and milk production 643,714 487,880 24.2
Hog and pig 2,396,491 2,112,375 11.9
Poultry and egg 1,231,654 1,042,531 15.4
Other animal 208,291 184,224 11.6
p preliminary
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 002-0044, 002-0055 and 002-0056.

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Chart 20 Number and area of farms

Description for Chart 20
Data table for Chart 20
  Number Total area
  thousands of farms millions of hectares
1961 480.877 69.825
1966 430.503 70.464
1971 366.110 68.661
1976 338.552 68.425
1981 318.361 65.889
1986 293.089 67.826
1991 280.043 67.754
1996 276.548 68.055
2001 246.923 67.502
2006 229.373 67.587
2011 205.730 64.813
Source:
Statistics Canada, censuses of agriculture.

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